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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 12 SEPTEMBER 2018 12 BUSINESS Market Summary as at 11/09/2018 Equities Official List Session State: ................................................................. Market Open Trading Date: .................................................................. 11-Sep-2018 Number of Trades: ........................................................... 38 Turnover: ....................................................................... €405,596.58 MSE TRX Index: ............................................................... 8,640.211 (Change: 0.033%) Bank of Valletta plc ....................... 1.500 0.33% Mapfre Middlesea plc ................... 1.820 0.00% FIMBank plc ................................. 0.590 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.570 0.00% GlobalCapital plc .......................... 0.286 0.00% Plaza Centres plc .......................... 1.040 0.00% GO plc .......................................... 3.440 0.00% RS2 Software plc .......................... 1.180 -1.67% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............ 0.750 0.00% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc .............. 7.650 0.00% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 1.770 -0.56% Tigné Mall plc ............................... 0.950 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.630 0.00% Pefaco International plc ............... 2.240 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ............... 2.420 0.00% Santumas Shareholdings plc ........ 1.320 0.00% Malita Investments plc .................. 0.870 0.00% Malta Properties Company plc ....... 0.500 -1.96% Malta International Airport plc ...... 5.800 0.00% PG plc .......................................... 1.350 -2.17% MaltaPost plc ................................ 1.610 0.00% Trident Estates plc ........................ 1.350 1.50% Medserv plc ................................. 1.090 0.00% Main Street Complex plc ............... 0.665 0.00% MSE Index Regular market closed –11/09/2018 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ● BOV 3,270 4,954.05 1 1.515 1.515 1.515 1.515 0.015 ▼ FIM 8,753 5,032.98 1 0.575 0.575 0.575 0.575 -0.015 ▲ G39A 100,000 101,110.00 7 101.500 100.850 100.850 100.850 0.370 ▼ 6PM25 10,000 10,050.00 1 100.500 100.500 100.500 100.500 -0.500 ● AX24A 3,000 3,345.00 2 111.500 111.500 111.500 111.500 0.000 ● BV19B 3,000 3,037.50 2 101.250 101.250 101.250 101.250 0.000 ▼ BV20A 3,900 3,958.89 2 101.510 101.510 101.510 101.510 -1.990 ● BV30A 74,200 74,942.00 2 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.000 ● BV30B 40,000 40,000.00 2 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 ● EF27A 10,000 10,525.00 1 105.250 105.250 105.250 105.250 0.000 ▲ EX28A 9,400 9,940.50 1 105.750 105.750 105.750 105.750 0.750 ▲ HD26A 30,100 31,573.49 4 104.900 104.890 104.890 104.900 0.200 ▼ HF28A 5,700 5,871.00 1 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 -0.900 ▲ IH24A 8,600 9,281.50 4 109.500 105.500 105.500 109.500 0.500 ● IH26B 200 208.00 1 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 ● MS26A 50,000 51,000.00 1 102.000 102.000 102.000 102.000 0.000 ● PC26A 5,000 5,200.00 2 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 ▼ ST27A 10,000 10,425.00 1 104.250 104.250 104.250 104.250 -1.250 ● VH24A 20,000 20,600.00 1 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 0.000 ▲ VR27A 5,000 5,225.00 1 104.500 104.500 104.500 104.500 0.500 DOES the product or service that you offer have a clearly identifiable trade- mark? Good, but that is not enough. Your trademark should not just be in- novative and recognisable but also reg- istered. Consumers can recognise the product or service that you offer through your trademark, and immediately associate it with your company or enterprise. Thus, your product or service will be easily distinguishable from products and ser- vices that are similar or in the same line of business. By registering your trademark you can reap various benefits. First, your trade- mark, provided that this is innovative and distinguishable, will not be vulner- able, as you will enjoy exclusive rights to the name or logo, whose reputation you will have built after so much time and effort. But there are further advantages. A trademark that is easily recognisable can attract a greater number of consum- ers to your product or service. Besides, a clearly recognisable and reputable trademark can be licensed, transferred, as well as form part of the assets of an enterprise. 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You will appreciate that you may have to adapt your trade- mark and modify your marketing strat- egy to fit the needs of your customers abroad. Protecting your trademark is a neces- sity. Trademark registration could be one of the factors that help your busi- ness be successful, as it allows you to build a strong recognisable trademark and prevent it from being used illegally by someone else. For further information on how to protect and register your trademark in Malta, visit the Industrial Property Reg- istrations Directorate (IPRD) section on the Commerce Department website at www.commerce.gov.mt or phone Busi- ness First on 144. Should you be interested in protecting and registering your trademark in the European Union, kindly visit the Euro- pean Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) at www.euipo.europa.eu. Registering your trademark is a necessity